Did you know there are many types of Banana’s other than the common yellow type you see at the store?
The cultivars Dwarf Cavendish and Grand Nain (Chiquita Banana) are the yellow ones, but did you know that they might be unavailable in 10-15 years due to lack of genetic diversity?
The Panama disease attacks the banana plant’s root, and since it kills so many plants the banana would become unavailable at the stores. The former yellow banana Gros Michel no longer grown to be sold. The race for a resistant variety is on, and its not known if it will be possible to have a banana that is so close.
A World Without the Banana?
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